Hildegard was born in Ulm (Germany) on 22 April 1968. She became fascinated by music and woodworking when she was still young. In 1987 she built her first instrument (Viola da gamba) under the supervision of the late Tibor Ehlers in a small village in the Black Forest.
From 1988-1992, after having finished highschool in \'87, she trained as a violin maker at the International School of Violin Making "I.P.I.A.L.L." Antonio Stradivari in Cremona (Italy).
After achieving her diploma and also this of repairing and restoring stringed instruments, she stayed for another two years in Cremona making new instruments and attending a bow making course. She then worked for almost one year with the master violin maker Martin Michalke in Oldenburg (Germany). From 1995 until 2000 she worked for Serge Stam, master violin maker and expert in Utrecht (Netherlands), where she had the opportunity to see, study and work on important antique instruments.
At present she lives and works in Cremona, where she opened her own atelier in 2001. Besides restoring, she mainly concentrates on making new violins, violas and cellos inspired by the classical Cremonese masters.
In 2002 she got her German diploma as a Master Violin Maker (Geigenbaumeister). In 2003 she was honoured for her outstanding performance in that exam.
Hildegard Dodel was prize winner of several violin making competitions such as:
1993 2nd International Violin Making Competition, Mittenwald (D)
1993 3rd Violin Making Competition Baden-Württemberg Jacobus Stainer, Freiburg (D): award-winning violin now property of the Federal State of Baden-Württemberg
1994 2nd International Violin Making Competition P.I.Tschaikowsky, Moscow: goldmedal for viola and special prize for the best sound
1996 4th Violin Making Competition Baden-Württemberg Jacobus Stainer, Freiburg (D)
2000 9th International Violin Making Competition Antonio Stradivari, Cremona (I)
2001 4th International Violin Making Competition, Mittenwald (D)
2001 5th International Violin Making Competition, Hinterzarten (D): special prize for sound: violin and viola
Hildegard was born in Ulm (Germany) on 22 April 1968. She became fascinated by music and woodworking when she was still young. In 1987 she built her first instrument (Viola da gamba) under the supervision of the late Tibor Ehlers in a small village in the Black Forest.
From 1988-1992, after having finished highschool in \'87, she trained as a violin maker at the International School of Violin Making "I.P.I.A.L.L." Antonio Stradivari in Cremona (I...
Dodel,Hildegard
